Spain stocks higher at close of trade; IBEX 35 up 0.69%

Investing.com – Spain stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Madrid, the gained 0.69%.

The best performers of the session on the were ArcelorMittal SA (BME:), which rose 6.60% or 1.53 points to trade at 24.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Acerinox (BME:) added 4.70% or 0.43 points to end at 9.47 and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:) was up 4.15% or 0.37 points to 9.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Laboratorios Farmaceuticos ROVI (BME:), which fell 12.29% or 9.30 points to trade at 66.35 at the close. Telefonica (BME:) declined 1.98% or 0.09 points to end at 4.20 and Aena SME SA (BME:) was down 1.69% or 3.40 points to 198.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Madrid Stock Exchange by 138 to 59 and 22 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.01% or 27.00 to $2,703.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.52% or 0.37 to hit $72.06 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.59% or 0.44 to trade at $75.36 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 104.33.